TY - JOUR T1 - Ten years phage-typing of Belgian clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates (1992-2001)36737 JF - J.Hosp.Infect. Y1 - 2004 A1 - C. Wildemauwe A1 - Godard,C. A1 - Verschraegen,G. A1 - Claeys,G. A1 - Duyck,M.C. A1 - De Beenhouwer,H. A1 - R. Vanhoof KW - a KW - Aged KW - article KW - Bacteriophage Typing KW - Belgian KW - Belgium KW - Brussels KW - Change KW - Changes KW - Clinical KW - epidemic KW - epidemiology KW - Female KW - general KW - genetics KW - Group KW - hospital KW - hospitals KW - Humans KW - im KW - incidence KW - Institute KW - IS KW - journal KW - Male KW - Methicillin Resistance KW - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - middle aged KW - MRSA KW - observed KW - Phage type KW - Print KW - SB - IM KW - series KW - Service KW - Staphylococcal Infections KW - staphylococcus KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - study KW - trend KW - trends AB - Gradual changes have been observed in the phage-types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from Belgian hospitals. A total of 6551 isolates, collected in 93 Belgian hospitals over 10 years (1992-2001), was examined. A decreasing incidence of the main early Belgian epidemic phage-types ([A], [B], [H]*, Jo*) was observed. Since 1997 and 2000, a new series of phage-types ([Hv]*, [J]*, [O]*), which were likely related to the previous group [H]*, have been noted. The general trends were confirmed in two particular hospitals. Local epidemic and/or endemic phage-types were also encountered VL - 56 CP - 1 U1 - 38471 M3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2003.09.014 ER -